Physiotherapy with Foundation Year
Coventry University
UCAS Code: H12F | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Coventry University
UCAS Code: H12F | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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GCSE Maths and English at A-C/4-9, and at least one A2 level or a BTEC equivalent qualification.
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About this course
**Foundation Year**
The foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year 1 of the degree onwards will be from the Coventry University campus.
The foundation year will provide you with a solid grounding in the fundamentals of health and wellbeing.
**Degree**
**Our physiotherapy degree leads to a career in which you can play a vital role in supporting people to live the best life they can, maximising their health, wellbeing and quality of life through movement, exercise, manual therapy and education.**
Our physiotherapy degree enables you to register with the HCPC as a physiotherapist on graduation. It prepares you for a wide range of roles in various settings, including clinical work in the NHS, consultancy and private practice, sports rehabilitation in gyms and clubs, research and specialist education.
The future of the profession is changing and the course has been designed with this in mind. In addition to preparing you for clinical practice, you will explore entrepreneurship skills, your role in disease prevention and get to grips with technological advances.
* Professionally accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), enabling you to apply to practice as a physiotherapist in the UK.
* Gain the skills to deliver professional, impactful, evidence-informed care. You’ll learn to effectively critique evidence sources and make safe and effective decisions.
* Learn to collaborate and thrive as a physiotherapist across and within multidisciplinary teams, developing your relationship management skills and coordinating care delivery.
* Focus on one module at a time, with five weeks of learning followed by one week of assessment per module.
* You will complete five placements with a total clinical contact time that meets the recommendations for membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
* All home learners on this course can apply for a minimum payment from the government of £5,000 per year. You can apply for additional payments if you incur childcare costs.
**Why you should study this course**
Coventry University has a long-standing history of providing outstanding physiotherapy education. In addition to encouraging you to become an innovative and creative physiotherapist, we aim to equip you to meet the ever-changing demands of healthcare, wherever you choose to take your future career.
* Our approach supports you to develop a strong sense of professional identity as a physiotherapist from the outset.
* Our teaching approach is hands-on and practical. In addition to practice and simulation, we involve service users in the delivery of the physiotherapy course, who may act as models within demonstrations of physiotherapy interventions.
* Employability and entrepreneurial skills are embedded throughout the course. You can explore a range of placement opportunities from the NHS to sports clubs, schools and the community, so you can get a good idea of where you might take your future career.
* Develop your digital fluency, curiosity, critical and reflective thinking.
* The diversity of our learner community is a key strength, with our learners bringing a wealth of previous experience from different backgrounds.
Coventry University's School of Health and Care collaborates closely with NHS Trusts across the UK to develop the workforce of the future. Together, we’ll prepare you for a rewarding and exciting career with great prospects and the opportunity for lifelong learning.
For latest course and accreditation information please check the Coventry University website.
Modules
**Foundation Year**
This year aims to give you a solid foundation from which to build your subject area knowledge and experience. Course modules include:
* Fundamentals of Pathophysiology and Disease
* Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology
* Introduction to Professional Practice and Regulatory Standards
* Approaches to Health and Wellbeing for the Health Professional
**Degree**
**Year one**
* Becoming a Professional Practitioner
* Evidence: Your Profession in a Global Context
* Understanding Human Health and Function
* Exploring Human Movement
* Person Centred Approaches to Physiotherapy
* Placement1: Introduction to Practice-based Learning
**Year Two**
* Pathways of Care in Physiotherapy Practice
* Placement 2: Progressing Practice-based Learning
* Optimising Health and Wellbeing
* Placement 3: Developing towards independent practice
* Exploring Knowledge Through Curiosity
* Values Based Physiotherapy
**Final year**
* Placement 4: Engaging in Quality Practice
* Exploring Physiotherapy Practice
* Leading for the Future as a Health Care Professional
* Facilitating Change through Physiotherapy
* Placement 5: Developing autonomous practice
* The Evidence-based Practitioner: Professional Project
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. Before accepting any offers, please check the website for the most up to date course content.
Assessment methods
This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module.
Assessment methods for the degree course may include:
* written coursework
* practice placements
* Virtual Simulated Placements
* simulations
* Objective Structured Clinical Examinations or viva voces
* presentations – both in-person and pre-recorded.
The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.
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